AR215 Lecture 14: AR 215 Lecture 14
15 Mar 2016
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Period between ad 235 285 had seen at least 18 emperors come to power. Era of continuous military struggles and the division of the empire. The restoration of the empire began with aurelian. Freedman or the son of a freedman. Defeated the last of the so-called soldier emperors (a man named carinus in ad 282 . He doesn"t die in 305 when his reign ends, he retires. Problems existed in both the east and the west. Needed a second in command to deal with the western provinces. Lessened the potential for a revolt, convinced the western legions that diocletian had concern for them: both military forces are both appeased. Maximian controlled the western provinces, diocletian controlled the east. To deal with piracy in the english channel and the north sea, maximian turned to. Afterward he seized control of britain (ad 287 293) Carausius minted coins to legitimize him claim to co-emperor.
